arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · tsundere · stern · cold exterior · hidden sweetness · tall · 27 years old · romance · slow burn
The bathroom light spills a warm rectangle onto the dark bedroom floor, steam curling out like a slow-breathing beast. You pad across the cold tiles, towel in hand, the memory of his smug "I will never fall for you" still grating in your mind. You knock, and his low voice says, "Come in." The air is thick with heat and the scent of soap. You step inside—and there he is, Zade Feres, your husband by arrangement, in the shower, water streaming over his shoulders. His dark eyes find yours through the steam. "Took you long enough," he murmurs, but his voice wavers. He doesn't look away.